Kobe Bryant inducted into NBA Hall of Fame

Kobe Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and the fourth all-time leading scorer in league history, has been posthumously elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

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Welsh raider Potters Corner wins Virtual Grand National

Potters Corner won Saturday's Virtual Grand National, foiling pre-race favorite Tiger Roll in his bid for an unprecedented third straight victory, in a computer simulation of the famous steeplechase that had been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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College football faces even bigger hurdles than the NFL for 2020

Of all the major sports that are trying to figure out how to coexist with the coronavirus pandemic, college football could be the most vulnerable to a full-season cancellation. There are too many major programs. Too many huge stadiums in otherwise non-huge towns. Too little flexibility when it comes to shifting around schedules. Too many [more]

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“Edelman-to-Detroit” April 1 prank fooled some high-profile media members

Julian Edelman has not signed a contract with the Lions. Despite what you may have heard. On April 1, Bill Simmons went on Colin Cowherd’s show, and both Simmons and Cowherd talked about an Edelman-to-Detroit “report” that was actually an April Fools’ Day prank. “Even Edelman, it seems like he might be heading to Detroit. [more]

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Chiefs have yet to make an offer to Chris Jones

Before Friday, the Chiefs had $177 in cap space. Not $177,000. $177. So it’s little surprise, as reported by Tom Pelissero of the NFL, that the Chiefs have yet to make an offer to franchise-tagged defensive lineman Chris Jones. Cap space or not, there’s no reason to make an offer now. If the Chiefs were [more]

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President’s call with sports commissioners will include Dana White, Vince McMahon

The President’s call with sports league commissioners includes a couple of guys who aren’t really sports league commissioners. And their presence suggests what one of the messages delivered could be. Find a way to play your games. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com has the list of participants in the teleconference, which is due to begin at [more]

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Baseball may try to play in empty spring training locations

Major League Baseball longs for the days (as do the rest of us) when its biggest problem was a cheating scandal that just wouldn’t go away. Baseball was caught flat-footed with the coronavirus pandemic during spring training, with its Opening Day just a couple of weeks away. Baseball has a new plan for proceeding with [more]

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